This is still considered a somewhat radical viewpoint, but is becoming less so as time goes on:
Basically, the prevalent idea is that disease results from a deficiency of something, such as a vitamin or mineral or even the correct drug. And certainly a deficiency of a vital nutrient can be a cause of disease.
But an often overlooked cause, especially these days, is disease caused by increasing toxicity within the body.
In modern industrialized society, the latter seems to me far more common than the former. We tend to get too much of many things, such as fat, protein, calories, additives, drugs, pesticides, heavy metals and so on, and this contributes to a gradual pollution of the body's trillions of cells.
What happens then is that the cells of the body become gradually less and less efficient in their work. This shows up on the macro level as things like decreasing energy, increasing allergies, assorted aches and pains, "colds" and "flus" and so on.
Farther down the line, increasing toxicity or pollution of the body shows up as diseases of various kinds, especially the degenerative ones (cancer, heart disease, diabetes, etc.) so rampant nowadays. The exact form the disease takes depends on the history of one's lifestyle and the type and location of the body's weakest links.
Healing from this inner pollution and poisoning of the body requires a de-toxification process, which only the body itself can adequately perform.
We support the body in this process by 1) rest and fasting, 2) avoiding food or toxins that pollute it, and 3) lighter diets of fresh fruits and vegetables that are lower in fat, protein, salt, sugar, additives, processed foods and so on.
—jim sloman, summer 2000 for Mar 19
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